About the Author

Peter Laurie was born in and lives in Barbados and was educated at the universities of Oxford and Toronto. A career diplomat for Barbados for thirty years his last overseas post was ambassador in Washington. He is now retired and focussed on writing. He has written four plays - two of them prize-winners - produced locally. He also writes children's fiction: Mauby's Big Adventure published by Macmillan Caribbean in 2000, and Mauby's Quest for the Magic Flower was published in 2002, also by Macmillan. When not writing Peter enjoys distance running, cooking, golf and jazz. He is married with one son.